20 people have been injured after a passenger ferry crashed into the wharf at Devonport.
Police and other emergency services are on the scene and say noone appears to have been critically injured.
The vessel is damaged but is still afloat.
The cause of the collision will be investigated but early indications are that it is the result of a possible mechanical failure.
A number of people are currently on the boat receiving medical treatment and around 10 have already gone to hospital.